Vehicle control device and vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle control device includes: a key authentication unit for permitting use of a vehicle in a portable key ride mode when an authentication with a portable key is successful, and permitting use of the vehicle in an electronic key ride mode when an authentication with an electronic key is successful; a power state recognition unit for recognizing a state of power of the vehicle; a door opening and closing recognition unit for recognizing an open and closed state of a door of the vehicle, a notification control unit for issuing a first notification in the portable key ride mode and issuing a second notification in the electronic key ride mode, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from a closed state to an open state while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle control device comprising a processor, wherein the processor includes:
 a key authentication unit for performing an authentication process with a portable key used by a user of a vehicle or with a communication terminal used by the user via wireless communication, the communication terminal having a function of an electronic key, the key authentication unit permitting use of the vehicle in a portable key ride mode when an authentication with the portable key is successful, the key authentication unit permitting use of the vehicle in an electronic key ride mode when an authentication with the electronic key is successful; 
 a power state recognition unit for recognizing a state of power of the vehicle; 
 a door opening and closing recognition unit for recognizing an open and closed state of a door of the vehicle; 
 a notification control unit for issuing a first notification in the portable key ride mode and issuing a second notification in the electronic key ride mode, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from a closed state to an open state while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on; and 
 a shift position recognition unit for recognizing a shift position of a shift operation unit provided in the vehicle, 
 wherein the notification control unit issues a notification prompting the shift position of the shift operation unit to be the parking position, as the first notification and the second notification, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from a closed state to an open state and the shift position recognition unit recognizes that the shift position of the shift operation unit is other than the parking position, while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on. 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle control device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the notification control unit issues a notification prompting for turning off the power in the electronic key ride mode, as the second notification, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from a closed state to an open state and the shift position recognition unit recognizes that the shift position of the shift operation unit is at the parking position, while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on. 
 
     
     
       3. The vehicle control device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the key authentication unit performs the authentication process with the portable key via wireless communication in an LF (low frequency) band, and performs the authentication process with the communication terminal via wireless communication in a UHF (ultra-high frequency) band; 
 the processor comprises a portable key position recognition unit, the portable key position recognition unit recognizing whether the portable key is inside the vehicle based on a response status of the portable key to a transmission of an LF band monitoring signal for the portable key; and 
 the notification control unit issues a notification giving a notice of that the portable key is not inside the vehicle, as the first notification, and a notification to prompt turning off the power of the vehicle, as the second notification, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from an open state to a closed state after recognizing that door has been switched from a closed state to an open state and the portable key position recognition unit recognizes that the portable key is not inside the vehicle, while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on. 
 
     
     
       4. A vehicle comprising a vehicle control device,
 the vehicle control device including a processor, wherein the processor includes:
 a key authentication unit for performing an authentication process with a portable key used by a user of a vehicle or with a communication terminal used by the user via wireless communication, the communication terminal having a function of an electronic key, the key authentication unit permitting use of the vehicle in a portable key ride mode when an authentication with the portable key is successful, the key authentication unit permitting use of the vehicle in an electronic key ride mode when an authentication with the electronic key is successful; 
 a power state recognition unit for recognizing a state of power supply of the vehicle; 
 a door opening and closing recognition unit for recognizing an open and closed state of a door of the vehicle; 
 a notification control unit for issuing a first notification in the portable key ride mode and issuing a second notification in the electronic key ride mode, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from a closed state to an open state while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power supply is on; and 
 a shift position recognition unit for recognizing a shift position of a shift operation unit provided in the vehicle, 
 wherein the notification control unit issues a notification prompting the shift position of the shift operation unit to be the parking position, as the first notification and the second notification, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from a closed state to an open state and the shift position recognition unit recognizes that the shift position of the shift operation unit is other than the parking position, while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on.